A Physiological Marker of PTSD Is

question 42

Multiple Choice

A physiological marker of PTSD is

• A) decreased cortisol secretion.
• B) smaller frontal lobes.
• C) a smaller hypothalamus.
• D) increased cortisol secretion.
• E) an enlarged hippocampus.

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